![I wanted to put a reference to masturbation in one of the scripts for the Sandman. It was immediately cut by the editor [Karen Berger]. She told me, "There's no masturbation in the DC Universe." To which my reaction was, "Well, that explains a lot about the DC Universe.](/assets/img/quote-photos/i-wanted-to-put-a-reference-to-masturbation-in-one-of-the-scripts-for-the-sandman.jpg)
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